Overview

• Portland ranked No. 1 overall, with residents eating vegan and vegetarian food 148% more often than the U.S. average, according to WalletHub.
• Los Angeles placed second, with Angelenos eating meatless meals 187% more often than average and benefiting from many affordable, highly rated options on Yelp.
• The rest of the top 10 are Austin, San Francisco, Oakland, Phoenix, Miami, Seattle, Orlando, and Madison.
• Albuquerque ranked 45th overall, including No. 42 for affordability and No. 34 for vegetarian lifestyle in the study’s sub-metrics.
• Cities at the bottom of the list include Anchorage, Greensboro, Memphis, San Bernardino, San Jose, Chula Vista, North Las Vegas, Santa Ana, Baltimore, and Arlington, and a WalletHub analyst points to rising meat prices and broader chain adoption of plant-based items as factors that could lift demand.